Dawsons

Reference number: 425135

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited Reference number: 455545 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Dawsons (FRN 425135) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Dawsons's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Dawsons, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When dawsonsproperty.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01792 646060 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SA1 5NF
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Mortgage Advice Bureau Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Dawsons’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2011

21 February 2011

  • Began trading as "Mortgage Advice Bureau"

FCA register

2005

10 February 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dawsons FCA authorised?
Dawsons (FRN 425135) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Dawsons?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Dawsons (FRN 425135) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Dawsons's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Dawsons, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Dawsons’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01792 646060 and the website dawsonsproperty.co.uk for Dawsons. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dawsons a scam or clone?
Dawsons is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Dawsons?
Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dawsons's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Dawsons use any other names?
It trades as Mortgage Advice Bureau.

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